Burma's opposition leader's lawyer says after hearing that judges declared they needed more time to review unspecified 'legal problem' in case

But, war on opium proving equally difficult

Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Oil

More than 1,000 civilians died in first 6 months of 2009, an increase of 24 percent over same period in 2008

Xu Zhiyoung taken away by police this week as part of clampdown on dissent ahead of politically sensitive 60th anniversary of founding of Communist Party rule

Some key health workers who eradicated smallpox in Asia re-unite to commemorate 30 years of freedom from incurable disease

5th Arab Human Development Report says unemployment, civil wars, ethnic conflicts, authoritarian repression are inhibiting development

Records broken this year as number of visitors jumps dramatically

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tells parliament slowdown has halted, economy expected to grow by 6.7 percent this year

Unification Ministry in Seoul says it received word of probe by faxed message from Pyongyang

Supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, known as Red Shirts, hope to garner more than one million signatures on the petition asking King Bhumipol Adulyadej for a pardon

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likens relationship to ties between father and son

Police have arrested at least two suspects, recovered millions of dollars from robbery that left eight guards dead

Aung San Suu Kyi was due to be released in May but was charged with violating terms of house arrest for harboring uninvited American man without official permission

Series of bomb blasts tore through crowds of worshippers as they left mosques after Friday prayer, killing at least 28 people, wounding more than 130

Iranian lawmaker says detainee Saeed Hajjarian being moved from prison to government-owned residence, due to concerns about his health

New inquiry to probe British involvement in Iraq from summer of 2001 to present

Police say bomb exploded inside headquarters of Reform and Development Party in Diyala province around time some party members were holding meeting

US secretary of state discussed situation in Iran with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband

Israeli officials say deliveries could occur in coming weeks, and will track deliveries to ensure they are not diverted to other projects